Advancing fish lure

ABSTRACT

A fish lure having a free water floating fall glide forward in a more toward horizontal angle to the water surface and having a pulled anti-gravity rise rearward in a more steep inclination to the water surface. The lure includes a downwardly tapered longitudinally weighted V-shaped hull body having a fish hook mounted thereon and extending from the lower forward body nose end. The body also has a fish line anchor extending from the lower rearward body tail end and an overhead flat stabilizer wing mounted on top of the body rearward of the nose end. The stabilizer wing extends in overhanging relation beyond the tail end and over the line anchor and terminating rearwardly in an upturned wing portion for retarding descent of the lure in free fall glide.

Tlnited States Patent 1 Johnson ADVANCING FISH LURE [76] Inventor: NelsA.'J0hns0n, 300 Shady Lane,

Palatine, Ill.

[22] Filed: June 16, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 153,593

[52] US Cl 43/42.39, 43/4247, 43/43.13

[51] Int. Cl, A01k 85/04, AOlk 95/00 [58] Field of Search 43/4239,42.37, 43/4247, 43.13

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,568,355 3/1971 l-lassell43/43.13

1,653,400 12/1927 Jeffries 43/4239 2,235,868 3/1941 Coolidge et al43/43.13

3,401,483 9/1968 Bellah et al 43/4239 2,557,599 6/1951 Dunmire 43/4239 X3,570,167 3/1971 Smith 43/4313 X 2,741,863 4/1956 Magill 43/43.]3

[ 1 June 12, 1973 Primary Examiner-Louis G. Mancene AssistantExaminer-James H. Czerwonky Attorney-Richard J. Myers [57] ABSTRACT Afish lure having a free water floating fall glide forward in a moretoward horizontal angle to the water surface and having a pulledanti-gravity rise rearward in a more steep inclination to the watersurface. The lure includes a downwardly tapered longitudinally weightedV-shaped hull body having a fish hook mounted thereon and extending fromthe lower forward body nose end. The body also hasa fish line anchorextending from thellower rearward body tail end and an overhead flatstabilizer wing mounted on top of r the body rearward of the nose end.The stabilizer wing extends in overhanging relation beyond the tail endand over the line anchor and terminating rearwardly in an upturned wingportion for retarding descent of the lure in free fall glide.

7 Claims, 10 Drawing Figures mmmmwz 3.738.045

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ATTORNEY BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention Thisinvention relates to the art of casting for fish and in particularrelates to a fish line advancing lure which is capable of traveling awayfrom the angler.

2. Description of the Prior Art It is known in the prior art to providefor a device to advance a line through water by the force of gravity as,for instance, shown by U.S. Pat. No. 2,520,562 and it is further knownto use a fish lure that is propelled forward due to the buoyancy of thelure as shown by U.S. Pat. No. 3,401,483. However, for fishingsubstantially below with a sinking lure it is preferred that the lurenot bob up toward the surface but rather head deeper as the lure movesaway from the fisherman A SUMMARY This invention relates to fishinglures and in particular to the type of fishing lures that scan thefishing area in directional travel while the fisherman remainsrelatively fixed. The invention has for its object fishing lure that iscarried a predetermined distance forward in a flight path by a wingdesigned and in gradual downward descent from the fisherman due togravity and in a reverse retrieval path less than the predetermineddistance and in a steep upwardly inclined rise toward the fisherman dueto pull on the fishing line. The invention further contemplates anelongated weight fixed underneath a light-weight wing. Further, fordesirable float and retrieval travel distance the rear of thewing'extends above and beyond the line anchor location. Also, anupturned rear edge on the wing provides desirable horizontal glide andrear lofting pull characteristics.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is a side elevational view ofthe lure; FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view of the lure; FIG. 3 is afront elevational view of the lure; FIG. 4 is a top plan view of thelure; FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the lure; FIG. 6 is a perspectiveview of the lure weighted body; a

FIG. 7 is a modified form of the fish lure wing design; FIG. 8 shows theposition of the lure upon rearward pull by the fisherman; v

FIG; 9 shows the forward glide position of the lure; and

FIG. 10 shows the path of travel of the lure.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS With reference now to thedrawings and in particular with reference to FIGS. l-6, there is shown afishing lure 1 having a fish lure body 2 and a stabilizer wing member 3.The body 2, at its forward lower end, is provided with an upwardly andbackwardly curving hook 4 for catching a fish and is provided at itsrearward lower end with a fish line anchor member 5 which hassecuredthereto a fishing line 6 which is connected with a rod and reelheld by a fisherman standing on the shore while the lure and line are inthe water.

The lure body 2 has a forward portion 7a that has a less steep forwarddownward sloping upper edge portion 7 (see FIG. 1). Thefbody 2 hasa-rearward body portion 80 that has a steeper rearward downward slopingupper edge portion 8 (see FIG. I). In top plan view (see FIG. 4), theforward portion 7a which has a flat upper part or top 11 is taperedforwardly to where the hook 4 is fixedly attached and extendingforwardly therefrom and the rearward portion 8a has generally anelongated and rectangular flat top 10, the anchor 5 being fixedlyattached thereto and extending rearwardly therefrom. The body portions7a and 8a are similarly shaped in bottom plan view (see FIG. 5). Inforward and rear transverse or end views (see FIGS. 2 and 3) it is seenthat both forward and rearward body portions 7a and 8a have downwardlytapered or V- shaped hull side portion 9 and flat top portions. The body2 is a weight that causes the lure to sink when going in a forwardmovement away from the fisherman. The V-shaped hull of the body allowsthe lure to cut or knife through the water in fish-like fashion. Theknifing action of the body is aided by the sloped edge 7 of its head ornose portion 7a (see FIG. 1) and by the horizontal tapering of the noseor forward portion 70 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). The nose portion 7a may beone color and the tail or rear portion another and be an aid to attractthe fish. Since the rear portion 80 has a less tapered end than theforward end 7a, the tendency of the lure is to have its forward end faceforward when going in a forward direction, there being less resistanceoffered at the forward tapered end and thus the hook is ahead of theanchor in forward travel and the hook is free of the line and ready tobe caught by a fish. The anchor 5 is provided with a stem 12 and a lineeye 13. The stabilizer wing member 3 is of a clear or transparent rigidplastic horizontal plate or flat member 14 which is light that givesstable flight to the lure and the fish cannot see the wing and thismakes the lure look more like another fish. The plate member 14 has eachof its side portions extending laterally out from the body 2 and ismounted on top of the body 2 by screws or fastening means 17. The plate14 has a forward wing body portion 15 that is generally rectangular andextends from the front top edge of the rear or tail portion past upperrear edge of the tapered edge 8 and above and beyond the eye 13. Theplate has a rear upturned end flange or wing rear edge portion 16. Therear end wing portion 16 extends the full transverse or lateral extentof the wing plate member 14 and is at an upward acute angle ofapproximately 45 to the horizon or surface of the water; whereas themodified wing plate 19 of FIG. 7 hasonly upturned wing lateral end tipportions 18 which may also be at a 45 angle to the horizontal or the topback of the lure. The upturned edge 16 or end tips 18 aid to cause therear end of the lure to raise up relative to the forward end of the lurewhen the lure is pulled rearward and aid to slow down the descent of therear end of the lure relative to the forward end in forward travel. Thelarge flat underside portions of the wing member 14 stabilize the lurein forward glide to maintain the body in the upright position shown inFIG. 1 but a slight forward downward tilt (see FIG. 10) occurs becausethe nose portion 7a extends forwardly beyond the wing 3.

The foregoing description and drawings merely explain and illustrate theinvention and the invention is not limited thereto, except insofar asthe appended claims are so limited, as those skilled in the art who havethe disclosure before them will be able to make modifications andvariations therein without departing from the scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A fish lure having in water a free fall glide forward in a moretoward horizontal angle to the water surface and having a pulledanti-gravity rise rearward in a more steep inclination to the watersurface and including:

a longitudinally extending weighted non-waterbuoyant, substantiallyV-shaped hull body having a fish hook mounted on and extending from oneend portion of the body and having a fish line anchor extending from theother end portion,

said one end portion comprising a forwardly extending nose sectionhaving a front lower portion with the hook mounted on and extendingforwardly from the front lower portion and said other end portioncomprising a tail section having a rear lower portion with the anchorextending rearwardly from the rear lower portion,

an overhead, substantially plate-like stabilizer member being mounted ontop of the body substantially rearwardly from said nose section andextending outwardly of said other end portion and spaced upwardly fromthe anchor,

the weight of the lure being substantially concentrated in the bodywhereby the body acts as a fish line sinker and the stabilizer acts as agliding and stabilizing element in fluid, dynamically guiding the linein forward inclined descent in the water,

said stabilizer member being a generally flat and generally horizontallyextending element extending laterally outwardly on each side of saidbody and rearwardly and laterally outwardly of said body and the nosesection extending below and forwardly outwardly of the stabilizer,

said stabilizer member having an upturned end portion rearwardlyextending beyond the body and above the anchor.

2. The invention according to claim 1, and

said one body end potion comprising said forward nose section havingsides that taper longitudinally forwardly toward the end thereof.

3. The invention according to claim 1, and

said body having sides tapering downwardly in a gen erally V-shapedconfiguration.

4. The invention according to claim 1, and

said one end portion having a forwardly downwardly sloping top surface.

5. The invention according to claim 1, and

said other end section having an upper rear end surface slopingrearwardly downward.

6. The invention according to claim 1, and

said nose section having an upper surface sloping down to the hook andsaid tail section having an upper surface sloping downward toward saidanchor.

7. The invention acording to claim 1, and

said stabilizer member having said upturned end portion upturned at itsrearward end to form laterally spaced apart upturned lateral tips.

1. A fish lure having in water a free fall glide forward in a moretoward horizontal angle to the water surface and having a pulledanti-gravity rise rearward in a more steep inclination to the watersurface and including: a longitudinally extending weightednon-water-buoyant, substantially V-shaped hull body having a fish hookmounted on and extending from one end portion of the body and having afish line anchor extending from the other end portion, said one endportion comprising a forwardly extending nose section having a frontlower portion with the hook mounted on and extending forwardly from thefront lower portion and said other end portion comprising a tail sectionhaving a rear lower portion with the anchor extending rearwardly fromthe rear lower portion, an overhead, substantially plate-like stabilizermember being mounted on top of the body substantially rearwardly fromsaid nose section and extending outwardly of said other end portion andspaced upwardly from the anchor, the weight of the lure beingsubstantially concentrated in the body whereby the body acts as a fishline sinker and the stabilizer acts as a gliding and stabilizing elementin fluid, dynamically guiding the line in forward inclined descent inthe water, said stabilizer member being a generally flat and generallyhorizontally extending element extending laterally outwardly on eachside of said body and rearwardly and laterally outwardly of said bodyand the nose section extending below and forwardly outwardly of thestabilizer, said stabilizer member having an upturned end portionrearwardly extending beyond the body and above the anchor.
 2. Theinvention according to claim 1, and said one body end potion comprisingsaid forward nose section having sides that taper longitudinallyforwardly toward the end thereof.
 3. The invention according to claim 1,and said body having sides tapering downwardly in a generally V-shapedconfiguration.
 4. The invention according to claim 1, and said one endportion having a forwardly downwardly sloping top surface.
 5. Theinvention according to claim 1, and said other end section having anupper rear end surface sloping rearwardly downward.
 6. The inventionaccording to claim 1, and said nose section having an upper surfacesloping down to the hook and said tail section having an upper surfacesloping downward toward said anchor.
 7. The invention acording to claim1, and said stabilizer member having said upturned end portion upturnedat its rearward end to form laterally spaced apart upturned lateraltips.